Urban Traffic Control

Multi-modal's long road into the transportation mainstreamAndrew Bardin Williams looks at 20 years of multimodal transport in the Sun Belt and beyond and the key requirement for user engagement. Phoenix residents will head to the polls in August to decide whether to implement a three-tenths of a cent sales tax to fund the city's new multimodal transportation plan. It will be the second transportation-related sales tax hike in the past 15 years yet...

Ukraine turns to ITS to cope with traffic increasesWith increasing road fatalities the Ukrainian government is planning to introduce ITS technology in 2016-2017. Eugene Gerden finds out more. The government of Ukraine is considering a massive introduction of ITS in the national system of traffic during the period 2016-2017, according to a recent statement by the Ukrainian Ministry of Transport. According to the Ukrainian government,...

Mature solutions for emerging economiesSiemens' Marcus Welz talks to David Crawford about suitable ITS solutions for emerging economies. Be bold in vision - and output - and user-oriented in practice, Marcus Welz advises emerging economies planning ITS investments. Says the Siemens Group senior vice president and global sales director for ITS: Their road users need better, more reliable and safer trips but without costs increasing...

Close shave for Brazilian projectSigning the order to equip a new control room just 45 days before the city hosts a major sporting event is challenging - but some deadlines just cannot be moved. There is...

Mature solutions for emerging economiesSiemens' Marcus Welz talks to David Crawford about suitable ITS solutions for emerging economies. Be bold in vision - and output - and user-oriented in practice, Marcus Welz...